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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Seuss

Thanks for stopping by. I really hope that you take something away from this blog, even if it's just a book recommendation that leads you to a new series or new author that you will enjoy. I know that by keeping this blog, it's encouraging me to try new genres and to expand my horizons as far as reading new books, rereading old, and I'm even inspired to read the classics that I've missed. Because I'm a mom of four, I'll also be adding children's books into my reviews as I try to spend time reading with my kids on a regular basis. So why not review those as well and share them with you?

Books, for me, have always been great escapes. I remember being stranded on the island with the Swiss Family Robinson when I was 10 years old and it was a great place to be as I was having a rough childhood at the time. I flew away with Peter Pan and traveled with Meg through wrinkles in time, in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Now that I mostly read 'grown up' books, I don't travel to islands but I do live in someone else's world (or mind) for a while and it's a great way to get away from it all even if for a short time every day.

Enjoy my blog and as always, happy reading!

Karen

New England is home

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Thoughts

I am all over the place in my book choices lately. Still waiting on nothing to finish Under the Dome...Procrastination makes a story last longer, doesn't it? I am halfway through The Secret Life of Bees but recently forgot to bring my book with me and picked up another and of course it's a John Grisham. I was instantly swept up into this story. It looks like it's going to be somewhat of a quick read for me as it really captivates me. John Grisham has a way of catching your attention quickly and then just keeping you going with his different avenues in his story telling.

I won't tell you the name of it but it is a John Grisham and I'll most likely be reviewing it by the end of the weekend. I am hoping to finish my bees book by then as well. You just can't rush a good thing though.

Another thought on reading...I really enjoy reading out loud and have been thinking of sharing my love for reading with someone. I am going to look into local Nursing Homes and perhaps find someone that doesn't have visitors regularly that can no longer read and share my love of books with him or her. It's a thought I wanted to share because this is something that anyone can do in his or her community and it really doesn't take much time or money. Even an hour or two a week would really bless someone's life.

The reason I thought of this? One of my cats and my dog really enjoy listening to me read...they settle right down with me in bed. Of course they are enjoying the sound of my voice but I can pretend they like the stories too, can't I? LOL.

I have also recently read a few pages of Chill Factor (I believe it's by Sandra Brown but not positive on that right at the moment) but it sounds really familiar so I may have read it before or perhaps have seen the movie...LOL. I will keep going till I'm sure either way though.

So that's the update on what's to come, eventually. Of course, it's always subject to change at any time.

Ta Ta For Now

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